[AT] Starting Issue with MH Pacer

[Dave Rotigel]

Hi LeRoy,
	I'm not at home at the moment, but my wife looked up some Pacer information in the owners manual that I have. She read to me the following:
		Point gap		.020 (=/- .002)
		Plug gap		.025
		Firing order	1342
	I seriously doubt that you changed the timing by simply adjusting the points. To change the timing you would have to loosen the distributor and turn it. If that has happened, or if someone else had done that, then the timing may be off. 
	When you adjusted the points are you SURE you had the engine cranked over to a point where the high part of the distributor lobe was making contact with the fiber "brush" on the point? On my Pacer (with the spark plugs out) I can turn the fan by hand to get one of those 4 lobes in just the right place. I learned a long time ago that when replacing spark plug wires it's always better to remove and replace them one at a time. That way you don't have to remember which damn hole in the distributor cap the wires should be plugged into. Another little trick (one that my son used all the time) is to take a picture (of whatever) before you start. He uses the camera in his phone (My problem with that procedure is that more often than not I simply take another picture of my thumb!)
	Dave


On Aug 30, 2014, at 9:33 AM, LeRoy wrote:

> Hello everyone,
> 
> I have a problem and not sure what I did but here is the overview.
> 
> Yesterday I was trying to start my MH Pacer for the second time, this time I
> got some new parts like points, condenser and new plug wires.  I couldn't
> see any spark at the points so I decided to change the points and condenser.
> In the process of changing the points I notice the gap was so wide with the
> new set that I thought I needed to adjust them to get them a bit closer like
> the last set.  So I used the screw that adjusts the gap and then screwed it
> down when I thought I had what looked like the right distance.  I also
> updated the condenser and the wires.
> 
> When I try to start it seemed that it wanted to kick over however when it
> did the fan started to rotate clockwise rather than counter clockwise when
> it was turning over.  Did I screw up the timing on this when I adjusted the
> gap?  Or did I get a plug wire in the wrong location?
> 
> LeRoy